Overview

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Great Sacandaga Lake 5a is a second access point to the Great Sacandaga reservoir in the Adirondacks, at 236 m elevation. This spot offers different access to the vast frozen lake surface in winter for snowkiting. Same conditions as the main spot with an alternative launch point.

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Spot forecast for Great Sacandaga Lake5a

Sunrise 07:16 · Sunset 18:06

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Great Sacandaga Lake5a: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

80h

in December · 12 rideable days

The season runs from December to March, peaking in December: 9 rideable days a month and 80 hours of usable wind, at 2 °C. The low point is May, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 30%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is December, with 108 mm. Snow depth peaks in February, at 18 cm.

Monthly averages: Great Sacandaga Lake5a

Monthly averages — Great Sacandaga Lake5a — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	10.0	84 h	-1 °C	68 mm
February	11.5	98 h	1 °C	63 mm
March	4.0	32 h	7 °C	96 mm
April	1.5	16 h	13 °C	104 mm
May	0.0	0 h	20 °C	70 mm
June	0.0	0 h	24 °C	59 mm
July	0.0	0 h	27 °C	51 mm
August	0.0	0 h	25 °C	60 mm
September	0.0	0 h	22 °C	42 mm
October	0.0	0 h	16 °C	49 mm
November	1.0	6 h	7 °C	93 mm
December	12.0	80 h	-1 °C	108 mm

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Technical details of Great Sacandaga Lake5a spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 236 m

Hazards

Check ice thickness. Thin ice areas possible. Hypothermia risk. Snowmobile traffic. Potential obstacles under snow.

Additional information

Frozen lake surface in winter. Large ice expanse. Thickness varies by area. Snow or bare ice surface depending on weather conditions.

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